Chris Brown sued over recording studio altercation

FILE - In this Monday, July 15, 2013 file photo, Chris Brown arrives at the 8th Annual Bear Trap Entertainment All-Star Celebrity Kickoff Party at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Brown was sued Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, by Sha-keir Duarte, who claims he was punched and kicked by a member of Brown's entourage during a fight at a West Hollywood recording studio in January. Brown's lawyer Mark Geragos called the battery and infliction of emotional distress case a shakedown and vowed to get it dismissed. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, file)